The AskHistorians Podcast

Cordis_Melum discusses the ambitious mid-20th Century
modernization program in mainland China known as the Great Leap
Forward. The ideology behind the push to establish a
self-sufficient communist utopia; the steps and mis-steps taken in
industry and agriculture; the political blowback; and the aftermath
covered.

Continuing the conversation with Husky54 about the Book of
Daniel. In this episode we cover the later chapters of Daniel
before moving on to chapters and additional text considered
apocryphal in some traditions.

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The AskHistorians Podcast features members of Reddit's AskHistorians community, as well as published academics, and experts for long-form 60-90 minute in-depth conversations about a topic of their research. Additionally, each podcast episode is accompanied by a thread in AskHistorians where the expert swings by to answer followup questions. Find us answering questions at www.reddit.com/r/askhistorians or on patreon at www.patreon.com/askhistorians